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January 6, 1998 Sellout to Scientology For 25 years, the Internal Revenue Service held all of the cards against the Church of Scientology. The IRS steadfastly refused to give Scientology a much-coveted tax exemption, and the courts consistently sided with the agency. Then the IRS abruptly folde...
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires most tax-exempt organizations, with the exception of churches and most church-related organizations, to file an annual tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Any exempt organization that fails to file a return for three consecutive years wil...
Anthony said these preachers have flourished in part because the IRS has turned a blind eye to their tax-exempt churches. The IRS uses 14 criteria for defining a church, including having ordained ministers, a recognized creed and holding regular services. But the agency will not evaluate church...
Form 990 also includes a section for the organization to outline its accomplishments in the previous year to justify maintaining its tax-exempt status. In collecting this information, the IRS wants to ensure that organizations continue to qualify for tax exemption after the status is granted. ...
Pastors, ministers, and other members of the clergy are in a unique position when it comes to paying taxes to the U.S. government, which considers them employees for the purposes of paying federal income tax but self-employed for purposes of the Social Security tax. Because of this, pastor...
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